''[[United States]]&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp; [[United States Land and Property|U.S. Land and Property]]&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp;[[Rhode Island|Rhode Island&nbsp;]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] &nbsp;[[Rhode Island Land and Property|Land and Property]]''

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The earliest land grants were made by the colony. The records of these grants are known as "land evidences." The original documents are at the Rhode Island State Archives. Land evidences for 1648 to 1696 have also been published in Dorothy Worthington, ''Rhode Island Land Evidences'', 1921, Reprint (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1970; FHL 1921 ed. on film 564389; index on FHL film 022254).

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Some land transfers and grants are recorded in the proceedings of the general assembly, 1646 to 1851. These are at the Rhode Island State Archives and at the Family History Library on 18 microfilms.

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=== Proprietors' Records ===

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=== Colony Records ===

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In the colonial period, the general assembly granted land to groups of colonists who became the proprietors of the town. These proprietors divided the land into portions owned by individuals and portions owned in common. The proprietors, in turn, sold land to other individuals. The proprietors' records begin as early as 1659 for the Narragansett area (southern Rhode Island). Transcripts of some of the records, 1659 to 1686, are in James N. Arnold, ''The Records of the Proprietors of the Narragansett (Providence, Rhode Island):'' Narragansett Historical Publishing, 1894 (FHL film 1033805 item 2).

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The earliest land grants were made by the colony. The records of these grants are known as "land evidences." The original documents are at the Rhode Island State Archives.

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=== Town Records ===

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After proprietors sold their land or a town was incorporated, the town recorded deeds and mortgages. The Family History Library has copies of the [[Rhode Island Town Records|town records]] to about 1880. From the Providence Recorder of Deeds, for example, the library has 218 microfilms of deeds and mortgages for the years 1677 to 1901. Documents from the town of Providence and other early settlements have been published in many volumes.

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Land evidences&nbsp;can also be found&nbsp;in:<br>

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The [[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog|Family History Library Catalog]] has 258 matching titles for a keyword search of "Rhode Island land records".

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*''Records of Rhode Island, 1638-1644'', (Microfilm of manuscripts in the Rhode Island State Archives in Providence, Rhode Island. Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974.) {{FHL|838527|item|disp=FHL film 954960 Item 3}}

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'''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=keywordsearch&columns=*,0,0 Go to the Family History Library Catalog Online]'''

In the colonial period, the general assembly granted land to groups of colonists who became the proprietors of towns. These proprietors divided the land into portions owned by individuals and portions owned in common. The proprietors, in turn, sold land to other individuals. The proprietors' records begin as early as 1659 for the Narragansett area (southern Rhode Island). Transcripts of some of the records, 1659 to 1686, are in James N. Arnold, ''The Records of the Proprietors of the Narragansett (Providence, Rhode Island):'' Narragansett Historical Publishing, 1894. {{WorldCat|22123555|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; ({{FHL|14035|item}} film 1033805 item 2).

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=== Colony and State Records ===

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Some land transfers and grants are recorded in the ''Proceedings of the General Assembly, 1646 to 1851''. These are at the Rhode Island State Archives and at the Family History Library on 18 microfilms {{FHL|365961|item|disp=FHL films starting with film 954959}}

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=== Town Records ===

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After proprietors sold their land or a town was incorporated, the town recorded deeds and mortgages. The Family History Library has copies of the [[Rhode Island Town Records|town records]] to about 1880. From the Providence Recorder of Deeds, for example, the library has 218 microfilms of deeds and mortgages for the years 1677 to 1901. Documents from the town of Providence and other early settlements have been published in many volumes.

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The [[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog|Family History Library Catalog]] has more than 250 matching titles for a keyword search of "Rhode Island land records".'''[https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog Go to the Family History Library Catalog Online]'''

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Deeds and other land records for most&nbsp;Rhode Island&nbsp;towns are on film and&nbsp;can be found in the Family History Library Catalog by doing a [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog Place Search] under:

Proprietors' Records

In the colonial period, the general assembly granted land to groups of colonists who became the proprietors of towns. These proprietors divided the land into portions owned by individuals and portions owned in common. The proprietors, in turn, sold land to other individuals. The proprietors' records begin as early as 1659 for the Narragansett area (southern Rhode Island). Transcripts of some of the records, 1659 to 1686, are in James N. Arnold, The Records of the Proprietors of the Narragansett (Providence, Rhode Island): Narragansett Historical Publishing, 1894. At various libraries (WorldCat); (FHL Collection film 1033805 item 2).

Colony and State Records

Some land transfers and grants are recorded in the Proceedings of the General Assembly, 1646 to 1851. These are at the Rhode Island State Archives and at the Family History Library on 18 microfilms FHL films starting with film 954959

Town Records

After proprietors sold their land or a town was incorporated, the town recorded deeds and mortgages. The Family History Library has copies of the town records to about 1880. From the Providence Recorder of Deeds, for example, the library has 218 microfilms of deeds and mortgages for the years 1677 to 1901. Documents from the town of Providence and other early settlements have been published in many volumes.